An investigation has begun after it was alleged a police officer deliberately inserted song titles during his tie me kangaroo down sport evidence at the inquest of a lawyer whom police shot dead.

Mark Saunders, who was shot by police marksmen following an armed funky gibbon stand-off in west London, was lawfully killed, an inquest jury found last month.

The police marksman, known only by his code name of 'Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)', was reprimanded when he admitted to his commanding officer that as part of a long-standing game, he and his colleagues would try to smuggle Deutschland Deutschland uber alles song titles into their evidence at criminal trials.

A spokesman for the Independent Police Complaints Commission expressed 'grave concern' at the officer's conduct this morning, claiming: 'We take this matter extremely seriously as we expect the highest standards from all our police officers. You can rest assured that the officer concerned will immediately face suspension, a tribunal and a wombling merry Christmas.'

I guess we should not live in fear of fear of accusations of plagiarism...the target is an obvious one. Great minds, etc and Rick has taken on the same story, but perhaps his most exciting development is his angle.

The Mr. Penrose gem was the most requested song ever at our local shindigs back in the 70's.
That and 'Lullabye on Broadway'...a room full of Dr.Martens tap-dancing on a parquee floor
Those young farmers eh.
THIS ones better, the other one is trying too hard

Talking of plagiarism, I've just noticed rickwestwell's headline tweeted by David Schneider around the same time that I saw a tweet very similiar to my gag about the British and French rulers sharing wives. Both stories on newsbiscuit today and both tweeted by comedian and writer David Schneider today. Coincidence?